Discover the routes from the October 2019 issue of Trail magazine with Ordnance Survey

Here you’ll find options for digitally downloading all the routes featured in the September 2019 issue of Trail magazine. You can view the routes on the OS Maps website and, if you’re an OS Maps Premium subscriber, overlay them on 1:25,000 Explorer or 1:50,000 Landranger leisure mapping and download the GPX files*. Alternatively you can directly download the GPX files* for free below.

Beinn a’ Bheithir, West Highlands

With sweeping slopes and exposed ridges, this route on Beinn a’ Bheithir offers a rewarding day out in the Highlands. Ben James leads us through it.

OS Maps FAQ and quick start guide

*WHAT IS A GPX FILE?

A GPX (GPS Exchange Format) file is a digital version of a route. Each GPX file contains a long list of the precise GPS coordinates that make up a route, which can be placed on top of a digital map for printing or following on a GPS device or smartphone. How to upload and use a GPX file depends on which navigation device you’re using, but they work on everything from handheld Garmin devices and Suunto watches to smartphone apps like OS Maps. As GPX files are made up of unique and universal latitude/longitude coordinates, they can be used with almost any type of mapping software.